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Shadows of the Past@backyardserenade
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A lone Bajoran vessel has engaged True Way raiders who have stolen an Orb of the Prophets from the Bajoran capital. The whereabouts of the S.S. Ratosha, which also has a prominent Bajoran Vedek aboard, are currently unknown.
Synopsis[ | ]
"One woman's past may hold the keys to the future."
The S.S. Ratosha, a vessel of the Bajoran Militia, has engaged True Way raiders who have stolen an Orb of the Prophets from the Bajoran capital. Investigations lead to the badly damaged ship in the Toron Asteroid Belt and it seems that the mission's completion is only a question of how fast the Ratosha's systems can be brought back online. Soon, however, True Way squadrons show up and attack, bound to reclaim the mysterious Orb.
The situation turns dark when a Vedek aboard the ships is killed and the Ratosha's senior officers perish as the ship looses warp core containment. As the Ratosha is destroyed, the Bajoran Orb reacts and it seems that the mysteries of the present can only be solved by investigating a single woman's past and her involvement in the events of one of Bajor's darkest hours.
Outline[ | ]
Mission text[ | ]
Head to the Toron System in the Beta Ursae Sector Block to search for the S.S. Ratosha.
Objectives[ | ]
The S.S. Ratosha in the Toron Asteroid Belt
- Faint Lights
- Head to the Toron System
- Investigate sensor readings
- Scan the debris
- Fend off the True Way patrol
- Move to the cracked Planetoid
- Hail the Ratosha
- Old Relics
- Speak with Colonel Salin in his ready room
- Talk to Lieutenant Brokaw on the Bridge
- Defeat intruders
- Access database in the ready room
- Dowload security codes
- Go to Deck 05
Inside the Celestial Temple (promotional image)
- Old Relics, Part II
- Arrive at Deck 05
- Enter security codes
- Speak with Vedek Laira
- Examine the Orb
- Precipice
- Defend the Ratosha
- Hail the Ratosha
- Into the Light
- Talk to the Prophets
- The Valley of Darkness
- Talk to Janin Rala
- Talk to Denal Albana
- Speak with the mob
- Talk to Laira Mika
- Take the lift to the Habitat Ring
- Interruptions
- Step out of the lift
- Find another way out
- Head down the corridor
- Use the lift
Laira Mika on Terok Nor (promotional image)
- Seeds of Dissent
- Find Laira Mika in the officer quarters
- Talk to Laira Mika
- Talk to Lemak Thal
- Sign the asylum request
- Talk to Naidan Deka
- Enter the shrine
- Light a candle at the shrine
- Speak with Laira Mika
- Homecoming
- Hail the U.S.S. Sarajevo
NPCs[ | ]
Allies[ | ]
S.S. Ratosha[ | ]
- Colonel Salin Haban
- Lieutenant Jonathan Brokaw
- Vedek Laira Mika
- Bajoran crewmembers
- Ferengi traders
- Vulcan medic
- Cardassian officer
Terok Nor[ | ]
- Laira Mika
- Lemak Thal
- Levant Thal
- Resistance fighters
- Cardassian officers
Reception[ | ]
Ratings[ | ]
As of March 27th, 2013 "Shadows of the Past" has an average rating of about 4.2, with 236 ratings (113 of them 5 Stars).
Gallery[ | ]
Laira Mika on Terok Nor (promotional image)
Inside the Celestial Temple (promotional image)
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Banner "Terok Nor"
Reviews[ | ]
Following are excerpts from reviews. Full reviews can be found in the External Links section of the article.
- "I would highly recommend this mission to anyone who loves a great story combined with good maps and tough but fun battles." - Evil70th[1]
- "The maps look cool. The story was well based in what was established on Deep Space Nine. [...] One of the things that stood out about this mission, that almost every kind of dialog had those two-way choices at the end." - BroadcastUGC[2]
- "Backyardserenade delivers a phenomenally written, Bajoran-centric story that has its roots in the Deep Space Nine universe. The intricately developed storyline easily rivals those being published by some of the best Foundry authors known to the community, despite this being the author's first published mission. This story would find itself at home in the DS9 TV series." - Stonewall Times[3]
Notes[ | ]
Early promotional image of the sequel, "Terrors of the Past"
- The mission focuses on story and dialog, with mild ground and space combat.
- It is designed for solo-play.
- The mission is the first part in a planned trilogy.
- Part 2, "Terrors of the Past", is currently work in progress (as of March 2013).
- "Shadows of the Past" evokes events that were seen and talked about in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", mostly regarding Terok Nor, the Prophets, Cardassian-Bajoran relations, the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor and several social problems that came along with those events.
- The mission also includes lore from the STO canon, most notably the True Way.
External links[ | ]
- "Shadows of the Past" can be found on the official STO Forums
Reviews[ | ]
- Broadcast UGC Episode 40
- SBUGC List of Great Missions
- Evil70th's In-depht Mission Review
- Stonewall Times